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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

German > Latin

spitzfindig, argutus (einen schnellen Verstand verratend, scharfsinnig, v. Pers. u. Dingen) – spinosus (zu sein, zu sehr ins einzelne gehend, v. Dingen, z.B. Rede). – captiosus (verfänglich, sophistisch, v. Dingen, z.B. Frage). – etwas sp., argutulus: spitzfindige Einteilungen und Erklärungen, spinae partiendi et definiendi. – Adv.argute. – captiose (verfänglich, z.B. fragen).